Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lindsay Breining. PRA , a corporate event planning company in Chicago, has promoted Breining to global sales director. Breining has a long, accomplished history in marketing and management, previously PRA’s director of sales. She has also been PRA’s national sales manager, as well as account manager. Breining is an active member of Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) on its board of directors as director of programs for the Northern California chapter.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The social media platform that is grabbing audiences and advertisers like no other—TikTok. Wondering if it makes sense for your organization? In this panel discussion, hear from 3 DMO thought leaders who have embraced this trending platform for their organization. Learn everything from how to stitch together the perfect video to how you might jump into paid ads within the platform.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 16, 2021

As they start wrapping up the year, the Brew Crew talks about the final quarter. It turns out that it’s the most productive season for most of them! But while some reached peak productivity in October, others are putting lots of hours in in December. In the final 2021 episode of the Event Brew podcast, Nick, Thuy, and Will talk about their workload in December and Q4 in general.

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Best Corporate Events

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Roy Charette, a founding partner of Best Corporate Events, recently joined Phil Brandt, president, and CEO of AAIM, on The Morning Briefing podcast. They discussed the current labor market, team building, philanthropy, employee retention, social media, and much more. The full podcast runs 33 minutes, and it’s well worth listening to. But we know many of you are pressed for time, so here are 13 bite-sized nuggets of wisdom Phil and Roy shared during their conversation. 1.

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TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2021

— Well, not superhumans exactly. What it does want to do is make your next group better and healthier in body and mind. The 234-room Lake Nona Wave Hotel is right at home in Lake Nona, Florida, a 17-square-mile planned mixed-use planned community that is self-proclaimed “of and for the future.”. In collaboration with NFL’s Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Deepak Chopra, the new property is aiming to change the team.

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 12, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes further prolonged, consumers’ priorities and behavior in terms of travel planning and execution are being altered, perhaps permanently.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Ken Holsinger (from left), Reggie Henry, Yancy Weinrich, Tommy Goodwin, Erin Lee, and Anjia Nicolaidis took part in an executive roundtable Freeman hosted in November. (Courtesy mdg). Perspectives from four event marketing pros who spoke at an executive roundtable Freeman hosted in November in conjunction with Lippman Connects’ Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum (ECEF).

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The world-famous guitar will be coming back to Las Vegas, this time directly on The Strip. Hard Rock International has reached an agreement to acquire the operations of The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from MGM Resorts International. Hard Rock will be paying $1.075 billion in cash to operate The Mirage’s assets. Hard Rock will lease The Mirage’s name royalty-free for three years, according to a statement by the company.

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Connect Worldwide

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Connect Worldwide (CWW) has been appointed by Marina Bay Sands Singapore as its sales partner in the United Kingdom and Europe. The representation service will… The post Marina Bay Sands Singapore Appoints CWW as General Sales Agent in the UK and Europe appeared first on CWW.

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Special Events

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Submission deadline is December 31, 2021, by 6 p.m. Central Time/4 p.m. Pacific Time. Late-delivery option must be received/paid for by January 15, 2022, by 6 p.m. Central Time/4 p.m. Pacific Time.

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The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 17, 2021

According to the latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard survey, 60 percent of planners intend to mandate vaccinations at in-person events. The 242 planners and 140 suppliers who took our latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey, Dec. 7-14, seem to be taking the latest variant somewhat in stride. With Omicron fresh on the scene at the time of the survey, respondents said they were in wait-and-see mode for their next in-person event — and were a more hopeful bunch than respondents who took the last D

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Layovers are never much fun but some places rock it better than others. For some airports, this dreaded interval comes with places to eat, things to do and ways to be entertained; for others, well, not much at all. More : Make the Most of Your Layover. A recent study by Lawn Love ranked 56 of the largest U.S. cities home to large- and medium-sized airports.

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Stova

DECEMBER 17, 2021

What does the event industry still need? It’s a question we’re constantly asking ourselves - one we’ll never stop. The event tech industry is locked in a relentless pursuit of innovation to create new solutions.

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 16, 2021

South Florida’s iconic PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens is set to launch an extensive $100 million transformation in early 2022. The revitalization reimagines the family resort experience with fully updated guest rooms and meeting spaces, new dining concepts, wellness offerings, and new programming. In addition to the 90 holes of championship golf across five courses, the resort now features two new Andy Staples-designed courses: “The Match” and “The Staple.̶

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Eventbrite

DECEMBER 16, 2021

There’s never been a better time to encourage the surrounding community to support local businesses — yours, most pressingly — but how do you get started? #ShopLocal has been a trend for years, but if you’ve recently opened or just want to raise awareness of your business, you may be struggling to identify community event […].

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Plan with Confidence. Maldives is renowned for leisure travel, with its award-winning properties and a tourism industry set to celebrate its Golden Jubilee in 2022. The island nation now aims to redefine MICE where corporates can host their business events in this breathtaking destination, barefoot! The MICE segment was officially launched at the MICE India and Luxury Travel (MILT) Congress this October.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chair of PepsiCo, will wrap up the 2022 Convening Leaders program. On Jan. 12, Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chair of PepsiCo, will wrap up the 2022 Convening Leaders program when she takes the Main Stage at 10 a.m. Nooyi is the author of the recently published New York Times bestselling book, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future , and she will share her rich perspective on each aspect of that subtitle with the Convening Leaders audience.

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Cort

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Today’s business events aren’t just about business — there’s almost always an element of socialization that takes place before, after, or even during an event. When you’re planning a networking event, you can harness the camaraderie and excitement that events like these can breed, because teams that can hang out together become stronger units at work.

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Eventbrite

DECEMBER 14, 2021

When it was built in 1919, the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park was one of the largest poured-concrete structures in the world. New York City may be known for its warehouses, but how many of those house train tracks that ferried Europe-bound soldiers and supplies during World War II? Touring the Terminal with New […].

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of Smart Meetings December 2021 issue Dash of Smart column. . Frustration with the current state of sourcing meetings predates the global pandemic. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are just getting longer, more prolific and, too often, ignored. Meeting producers are looking for dwindling dates, working with shorter planning windows and increased requirements for everything from safety precautions to hybrid technology provisions.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Delamar Hotels has properties in West Hartford, Southport (shown above), and Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut, and Traverse City, Michigan. (Photos courtesy Delamar Hotels). Four out of 10 corporate meeting professionals are planning meetings in 2022, according to new survey from Greenwich Hospitality Group’s Delamar Hotels — a group of boutique hotels located in West Hartford, Southport, and Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut, and Traverse City, Michigan, that offer indoor and outdoor event spaces.

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Global air capacity will rebound in 2022 to levels equivalent to the number of seats flown in 2015, according to a forecast from Cirium, an aviation data and analytics provider. That represents a 47 percent growth in capacity in 2022 over this year. The Cirium analysis found that the pandemic and its consequences wiped out 15 years of global passenger capacity growth – based on the total number of seats flown – in a matter of months.

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A new study by the World Travel & Tourism Council reveals the true scope of COVID-19’s impact on the industry’s workforce, as hundreds of thousands of jobs remain unoccupied.

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Special Events

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Earlier this fall, Ling Fong and Peter Kozak had a stunning wedding at the historic & legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Mystery Trip, a team-bonding event planning company, recently launched Mystery Games — what founder Dave Green calls the “hybridizing” of virtual and tactile, in-person components to create an interactive experience for participants from anywhere in the world. This past year has been one of turbulence in the workplace, with unprecedented levels of workers leaving their jobs across industries in “The Great Resignation” — a term that has become part of our vernacular.

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ITA Group

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Best Ideas to Engage and Retain Talent I Heard at NAHRES 2021. Last week, I attended and spoke at the North American HR Executive Summit (NAHRES) in Orlando, Florida. It was a jam-packed day-and-a-half of sessions focused on a consistent theme: attracting, engaging and retaining talent. It was inspirational to hear the creative, innovative ways employers of all sizes in all industries are making progress.

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Parts of California, Nevada and Oregon are in for some significant snowfall, rain and strong winds through at least Wednesday, making travel hazardous or purely impossible.

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Leonardo

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We’re wrapping up another busy year here at Leonardo. Throughout 2021 we created new partnerships, expanded existing ones, and rolled out new product enhancements. Learn more about what we’ve been up to this year below. Stay tuned, because we’re excited about the future – including the new technology and updates we’re building for 2022. MARKETING INSIGHTS: Five lessons from HEDNA about the future of distribution.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In a recent interview with Mary Beth Micucci, the Engagement Director at Beedance , we discussed how event producers can increase engagement for sponsors and exhibitors of virtual and hybrid events. “ Sponsors and exhibitors are typically most engaged with events that have an element of conversation that goes beyond sales pitches. These vendor-neutral conversations act as networking opportunities and allow sponsors to demonstrate themselves as thought leaders, ” said Micucci.

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Meeting Package

DECEMBER 17, 2021

MeetingPackage earned Hotel Tech Report’s level III Global Customer Support Certification (GCSC) for its investments into tools, processes and strategies to ensure the ongoing success of its customers across the four of the key pillars of the GCSC Rubric including: pre-emptive support, reactive support, coaching and customer validation.

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It's shaping up to be a busy holiday season on the road and in the skies.

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Eventbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Need to get inspired for your next event? Check out these 76 event ideas and formats.

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Eventtia

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Technology is the key to any successful hybrid event. A hybrid event, as we know, is a combination of a live, in-person event and a virtual event, and technology is important in bridging the live and virtual components, as well as facilitating the delivery of virtual components to the virtual audience. All hybrid events always have at least one virtual component, and virtual components always rely upon technology.

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Meeting Package

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Regardless of whether it is a cozy wedding for your loved ones or a festival for about 240 visitors, we like to discover new ways for you to enjoy your event with our outwardly alluring and astounding event spaces. The fantastic feel, irrefutable polished look, flexibility, and field of these spaces make it the perfect event setting, just as the ideal area for practically any event.

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Travel Pulse

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Some countries are tightening restrictions in the wake of the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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